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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464893503321

Autore

Seilesh Babu

Titolo

Practical neurotology and skull base surgery / / Babu, Seilesh ; Daniel Pieper, cover image

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Diego, California : , : Plural Publishing, Inc., , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-59756-633-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 202 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Disciplina

617.514

Soggetti

Skull base - Surgery

Otologic Surgical Procedures

Neurosurgical Procedures

Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms

Skull Base Neoplasms

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Chapter 1: Skull Base Approaches: Neurosurgical Perspective; Chapter 2: Surgical Approaches to the Skull Base; Chapter 3: Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base; Chapter 4: Vestibular Schwannoma; Chapter 5: Neurofibromatosis Type II and Auditory Brainstem Implant; Chapter 6: Lesions of Petrous Apex; Chapter 7: Petroclival Tumors; Chapter 8: Temporal Bone Malignancy; Chapter 9: Diffuse Osseous Lesions of Temporal Bone; Chapter 10: Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Skull Base Lesions

Chapter 11: Intraoperative Cranial Nerve MonitoringIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Presenting the neurosurgeon's perspective and approach to skull base surgery, this book includes an up-to-date description for management of vestibular schwannomas including detailed surgical approaches and stereotactic radiotherapy. It is a helpful tool to assist in Neurotology sub-certification exam preparation.